How Rasheed Yekini propelled Nigeria to AFCON 1994 victory

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  • Опубликовано: 3 фев 2025

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  • @jean-huguesbitaamenye8785
    @jean-huguesbitaamenye8785 Год назад +48

    Even in Cameroon, we respected Yekini. RIP Champion.

  • @josephsamuel4794
    @josephsamuel4794 Год назад +58

    He played with all his heart. He scored classical goals! Rest in peace best Nigerian striker.

  • @franciscobuchiano1631
    @franciscobuchiano1631 Год назад +37

    In today's world of football and player market value....Yekini would have been worth 150m his finishing is just sublime,energy,pace, aggression and clinical finishing...with thunderous shooting ability with both left and right foot.... absolutely LEGEND..... REST IN POWER Goat🐐😢

    • @okpo0002
      @okpo0002 Год назад +2

      Unfortunately the modern game has very few out and out strikers....think of the strikers in Yekini's era - strikers like Batistuta, Zamorano, Titi Camara, Alan Shearer...
      Maybe Haaland and a handful of others are The closest to that ...

  • @kcsamm1069
    @kcsamm1069 Год назад +18

    It used to be a delight to watch Nigeria play. Then, no matter the opposition, it wasn't a question of whether Nigeria would win. It was a question of by how many goals!

  • @malikmogekwu9781
    @malikmogekwu9781 2 года назад +31

    not one of the greatest but the greatest Nigerian striker

  • @tolabolaji5831
    @tolabolaji5831 2 года назад +38

    Rashidi Yekini remains one the greatest Natural Striker Nigeria ever had

  • @sannibamidele5301
    @sannibamidele5301 Год назад +4

    Rashidi Yekini never missed a penalty. Gangling Dangling Yekini, a natural predator ❤❤❤❤❤. RIP Legend. Other players were exceptional too. Amokachi, Amuneke, Finidi, Oliseh, Okocha, Ben Iroha, Mutiu Adepoju Siasia, Yisa Shofoluwe, Okechukwu, etc. What a collection of talents

  • @grrr2007
    @grrr2007 Год назад +11

    Rashidi was class, prolific striker 💯. I think we dont praise some of our super stars enough. Oliseh is a top class midfielder, can anyone noticed his long range passes

  • @Hakarola
    @Hakarola Год назад +20

    Imagine we can roll back the hands of time, this 1994 squad would destroy the recent Super Eagles team (from 2010 to 2023) if pitched against each other. This is the best Nigeria has ever produced!!!

    • @Mad_Intellect
      @Mad_Intellect Год назад +4

      1994 - 1998 produced Nigeria's best ever teams/players.

  • @ericmanuel4522
    @ericmanuel4522 Год назад +14

    These present eagles dey learn work.No present crop of Naija players can compare to this great team.it was a great honour watching this team play as a kid,they set a standard no one has matched till date

  • @oluwoleayegbusi5256
    @oluwoleayegbusi5256 Год назад +15

    Oliseh was a great midfielder.

  • @MosesJohnUgo
    @MosesJohnUgo Год назад +6

    Yekini the greatest striker we ve produced till date

  • @razrsliq7623
    @razrsliq7623 Год назад +14

    RIP to Nigeria's greatest striker till date.
    Hopefully another great striker called Victor Osimhen can propel the Super Eagles to victory in the 2023 AFCON

    • @Coco-nq3dh
      @Coco-nq3dh 11 месяцев назад

      😢Unfortunately Osimhen didn't make it.

  • @leslieosayuki3305
    @leslieosayuki3305 Год назад +8

    Yeking! The gifted Nigerian striker.

  • @olaoluwaokewole1615
    @olaoluwaokewole1615 Год назад +7

    Nigeria's Golden Era!!!

  • @ticab364
    @ticab364 11 месяцев назад +1

    Played in Portugal most of his career....128 appearances 94 goals ❤

  • @kcsamm1069
    @kcsamm1069 Год назад +8

    Sunday Oliseh is a passes god! Then you had other sublime passers like Jay Jay Okocha. No wonder Nigeria had one of the best midfields in the world in that era.

  • @optimusprime5794
    @optimusprime5794 Год назад +2

    This is still the best football team Nigeria has ever produced. Hope to see another one in the nearest future

  • @ayyodele
    @ayyodele Год назад +3

    Oliseh was the Pivot of most of the goals. Kudos to him.

  • @nofacearotiba690
    @nofacearotiba690 Год назад +23

    Yeah indeed one of the finest talents Nigeria ever produced yet died as if he was nothing. Rest on Yekini

    • @tmajec
      @tmajec Год назад +1

      Yes, it was sad to hear how he ended. And that’s why Nigeria is what it is… not noteworthy at all.

    • @sarantoure7233
      @sarantoure7233 Год назад

      How did he die?

  • @osonduUmeobi
    @osonduUmeobi Год назад +6

    The greatest Nigerian Team ever

  • @Osas4Ray
    @Osas4Ray Год назад +7

    I can never forget that Referee Lim Kee Chong.

  • @thathandsomedevil0828
    @thathandsomedevil0828 Год назад +2

    Legendary team! Rip Rasheed Yekini. ❤

  • @AmFavored
    @AmFavored Год назад +6

    No be today we don Dey get keepers issues , I think Dosu Joseph and enyema remains the best from my own generation

  • @LuukDeJong-uh4wl
    @LuukDeJong-uh4wl Год назад +6

    Legend !!! What a striker !!! Was a pleasure watching him play !! And this Nigerian team!!!

  • @abdurrashidmuhdnuhu8554
    @abdurrashidmuhdnuhu8554 2 года назад +9

    Rest in peace Rashid yakini😭

  • @banwoadeleke3637
    @banwoadeleke3637 Год назад +3

    World class striker!

  • @Zuhrisuraj
    @Zuhrisuraj Год назад +1

    Yekini was actually very good during his playing career. RIP Champ

  • @okwobenemeka
    @okwobenemeka Год назад +47

    That skilful pass to Iroha for the equalizer against Cote de voire was erroneously attributed to Yekini when it was actually a pass from Okocha

    • @kanayonnamani5834
      @kanayonnamani5834 Год назад +2

      Correct

    • @ericmanuel4522
      @ericmanuel4522 Год назад +3

      Even as a kid,I remember that pass to iroha was from Jay jay.good ol days

    • @ebukachidolue3030
      @ebukachidolue3030 Год назад +2

      I can't see Kanu and Finidi George here

    • @samuelkayode5036
      @samuelkayode5036 Год назад

      Kanu wasn't here but Finidi was in the match ​@@ebukachidolue3030

    • @okoyeaugustine8701
      @okoyeaugustine8701 Год назад +1

      ​@@ebukachidolue3030Kanu hadn't made it into the National team. He had just played at the Under 17 the previous year.

  • @adedapoaina1033
    @adedapoaina1033 Год назад +1

    Continue to rest well Rasheed Yekini! 🙏

  • @trevorscott2863
    @trevorscott2863 11 месяцев назад

    Nostalgic!!! The greatest Nigerian football team.

  • @Marabout75
    @Marabout75 Год назад +1

    ✨🤲🏾Innalillahi wa inna ilaihin raj'un...💚💛❤️Rasheedi Yekini🪔

  • @kingdee3674
    @kingdee3674 11 месяцев назад

    I remember every detail of the match,wow just like yesterday.

  • @elizaphanmnjama11
    @elizaphanmnjama11 Год назад +3

    I am watching this during AFCON23. Sad to say that it looks like standards have dropped

  • @meccuno
    @meccuno Год назад +1

    Yekini is my best striker of all time for Nigeria. i don't care what anybody says

  • @afilaka123
    @afilaka123 Год назад

    May his humble soul continue to rest in peace Amen

  • @knightedpoet
    @knightedpoet Год назад +4

    When men answered their names!

  • @saygoz5743
    @saygoz5743 2 года назад +14

    ..Are we going to talk about how Rashidi Yekini scores Nigeria first ever WORLD CUP goal, but none of his teammates joined in Celebrating him?😕
    Nigeria my Country.. we have long way to still go 😪

  • @omoatobijugospel2798
    @omoatobijugospel2798 Год назад +4

    The speed of Yekinis free kick has not been counted among the fastest kicks with d speed of light

  • @timothyuchehilary2088
    @timothyuchehilary2088 Год назад +2

    When men played for God and country!

  • @yormeey
    @yormeey Год назад +2

    Amokachi adores Yekini

  • @kareemelmasry6571
    @kareemelmasry6571 Год назад +2

    When Nigeria had a soccer team.

  • @femithomas9144
    @femithomas9144 Год назад +1

    Yekini rest in peace

  • @Akins_3gz
    @Akins_3gz Год назад

    Yhis was the hot 🔥 hot inform team that would have guven Africa her first WORLD CUP going into US 93 WC, after this Nations cup.
    This Team 😊😊😊

  • @murphylounge4326
    @murphylounge4326 Год назад

    these guys were scoring goals for free

  • @babatundeadebiyi9634
    @babatundeadebiyi9634 Год назад +1

    Just like yesterday,I was in ss1then......

  • @ayodeleafolabi9653
    @ayodeleafolabi9653 Год назад +7

    Rufai the basket. Despite the blunders at the 1994 AFCON, Nigeria still carried him to the 1998 World Cup, where his errors were finally exposed. With a better goalkeeper, Nigeria would have excelled at both 1994 and 1998 World cups.

    • @dicksonhaul4895
      @dicksonhaul4895 Год назад +3

      He's a complete basket 🧺

    • @jideajao6502
      @jideajao6502 Год назад +3

      Though Rufai made some errors in Tunisia 94, he played much better at USA 94 and he wasn't at fault for any of the goals Italy scored us. But I do agree that he was way past his best at France 1998.

    • @dicksonhaul4895
      @dicksonhaul4895 Год назад +1

      @@jideajao6502 USA 94, Nigerian has best defence in the world that Period, that's why you thought he was good.

    • @mr.jayflex7007
      @mr.jayflex7007 Год назад +2

      ​@@jideajao6502he was never a good goalkeeper but was protected by great defenders like Taribo west, Samson siasia, Babayaro, eguavoen.

    • @amooolusina6978
      @amooolusina6978 Год назад

      Rufai PR was something else.

  • @MOCHI-ek6rc
    @MOCHI-ek6rc Год назад

    Remember this game.

  • @Stenogy
    @Stenogy 3 месяца назад

    Nostalgia

  • @ifayemiawobola2962
    @ifayemiawobola2962 11 месяцев назад

    So painful yekini works hard but never live to eat the fruit of his hard labour for the country

  • @drahmedseun2591
    @drahmedseun2591 Год назад

    The famous white dove theory in that freekick

  • @umukorolucky2211
    @umukorolucky2211 Год назад

    I noticed that AFCON games have always been played on a empty stadium

  • @stephenkpoobari596
    @stephenkpoobari596 Год назад +1

    Did i just see an Asian as the referee in the finals? 😮

  • @hotpepe9485
    @hotpepe9485 11 месяцев назад

    Honestly watch yekini goals... I replace cr7 as the best player in my book of soccer... Yekini is the king

  • @kojoansah7634
    @kojoansah7634 Год назад

    Onana is that you? 1:13

  • @boqorka21
    @boqorka21 Год назад

    Nigeria in the 90s could beat any team.

  • @ElGringoFuerte
    @ElGringoFuerte Год назад

    the same guy who was about to knock out Italy from WC94 if not for that disgusting foul by Maldini

  • @scofishcheiman5267
    @scofishcheiman5267 11 месяцев назад

    Looks like football has evolved backwards 😢

  • @femiayo2089
    @femiayo2089 Год назад

    All this players are great players.... But who noticed they all look too big wearing the jersey.. They have muscles and bigger tigh.. Example "Amokachi" Except for few ones like OKOCHA, amuneke who had small statures

  • @jydooooo
    @jydooooo Год назад

    Did anyone notice the size and physics of those players and the player with great finesse, I still wonder wat players these days do with advance tech to build skill. They are lazy and after money

  • @ambrosenwajei3020
    @ambrosenwajei3020 11 месяцев назад

    Nobody like Rasheed Yekini.

  • @balusupativenkateswararao7069
    @balusupativenkateswararao7069 Год назад

    Sir not nigeria he is belongs to world player

  • @humbledon9700
    @humbledon9700 Год назад

    If not for the Sani Abacha nonsense and drama, this Nigerian team would have won the 1996 AFCON, and the 1998 AFCON. They would have done a tripple like Egypt did in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

    • @Andersonokey
      @Andersonokey 11 месяцев назад +1

      Not Abacha nonsense, African and Hayatou politics. 1996 and 1998 Nations Cup was ours for the taken cos no team in Africa could match us, we would have been counting 5 nations cup now

  • @unemhinehighaokhuo-fq5wr
    @unemhinehighaokhuo-fq5wr Год назад

    An asian is the referee???

  • @thomask.hallie7783
    @thomask.hallie7783 Год назад

    He was a giant

  • @dicksonhaul4895
    @dicksonhaul4895 Год назад +7

    Emmanuel Amuneke gave us NATION Cup, 2 Goals against Zambia+ Olympic Gold equaliser Goal against Argentina crespo & Ortega, Final Matches. 1996 ...

    • @amooolusina6978
      @amooolusina6978 Год назад +8

      He also helped us discover Osimehn.
      Amunike is a Legend.

    • @nagtay
      @nagtay Год назад +4

      Wrong. He scored the winning goal against Argentina. 3-2 in the 90th minute

    • @rayokasali
      @rayokasali Год назад +1

      The ironic thing is that he hadn't play a single match all through the AFCON and had given up hope of playing until Westerhof told him he was starting the final. Just imagine the turnaround...1,000,000% return on faith invested.